You have weapons experts in this country saying that NK may have a couple of bombs by now, and with Iran being labelled as part of the axis of evil, Bush's new agreement with India would do nothing to entice NK and Iran to reign in their nuke program. If anything it would put them in a more defensive position, with a perceived need to accellerate their own programs. Including Pakistan.

>>Its not hard to see the point. And there are a few. According to the article US law prohibits sharing nuke info w/ countries that have not signed the treaty, so you have that nutty "legal" point for starters. And if i'm not mistaken, there is little love lost between Pakistan and India... to the point of a nuke arms race between the two. And, as my earlier post noted... And they say it sends the wrong signal to leaders of North Korea and Iran, who have snubbed their noses at international calls to halt their nuclear weapons programs. And if i'm not mistaken, the US is trying to halt the nuke programs of NK and Iran. And at this point it time, with our admin repeatedly warning about WMDs falling into terrorist hands, i find it peculiar that they find it necessary to share nuke technology w/ anyone.
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>>American law prohibits the U.S. from sharing its nuclear technology with nations that have not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
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>While I am a little puzzled at the legalities of the offer, I would disagree that it sends a wrong signal. We are offering India support for civilian nuclear research. Again, India has already developed weapons, it isn't like we are offering them startup information.
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>Iran has refused such offers, making it clear - at least to me - that they are developing (or at least considering) a weapons program.
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>North Korea - I would be really, really surprised if they've made any progress towards a bomb. They can just barely feed themselves. They've made such outlandish claims that nothing coming out of their government is believable.